Title

Floating Magnets

Problem Scenario

Broad Question

How many magnets does it take to float one magnets?

Specific Question

Can a magnet stay in place while repelling against another magnet?

Hypothesis

I think that I will need many magnets to float the one magnet floating in place.

Graph of Hypothesis

Variables

The number of magnets-Independent
How High it Floats-Dependent
The Strength of each magnets-Control

Independent Variable:The number of magnets

Dependent Variable:How High it floats

Control Variable: the same strength

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:

Vocabulary List That Needs Explanation

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General Plan

The plan is to float a magnet and then measure the height of the floating magnet. In order to do so i have stabilized the magnet in between two beakers and placing the magnet in between two sticks in between the beakers.

Potential Problems And Solutions

Problems: How I will float my magnets. What will I put my magnets in. Solutions: I will float my magnets in different shapes and keep them immobile. I will float my magnets in a bowl.

Safety Or Environmental Concerns

Experimental Design

(add the correct headings from the experimental design page before beginning)

What is your experimental unit?

This is the base unit of your experiment, for example, one plant, one ice cube, one dish. It is the thing you will be measuring.
My experimental unit is the height of the one magnet that i will be floating from the other magnet(s). .

Number Of Trials:

This is how many times you will repeat the experiment.
I will run seven trials with seven magnets to float the one magnet.

Number Of Subjects In Each trial:

This is the number of different treatments you will use. For example, if you are comparing rust formation using salt and no salt, there would be 2 subjects in each trial. If you were comparing rust formation with no salt and three different amounts of salt, then you would have 4 subjects in each trial.
1 magnet will float on 1 magnet then 2 then 3 then 4 then 5 then 6 then 7 that is 8 subjects.

Number of Observations:

How many measurements will you take for each experimental unit times the number or trials
I will take seven measurements.

When data will be collected

Looking for an actual date or dates here. This is requiring you to commit to your project.
Data will be collected by March 7, 2013.

Where will data be collected?:

Be specific.

Resources and Budget Table

Item	Number needed	Where I will get this	Cost
magnets	12	Mr. Biche	$0.00
Metal Box	1	Mr. Biche	$0.00
poster	1	Mr. Biche	$5.00
Test tubes	2	Mr. Biche	$0.00
Duck Tape	1	Mr. Biche	$0.00

Detailed Procedure

I built my science fair project by duct taping the 2 sticks with the magnet on on each side. Then duct taped 2 beakers to a metal box, each in a good distant from each other. Then placed a magnet in between the tubes, placed the duct taped magnets above it then with the same energy to float against each other. then measured how high it floated from the other magnet on the box.

Diagram

Photo List

Time Line

Produce timeline, photo list complete-2/1
Begin experiments (No later than)-2/4
Experiments finished-3/1
Analysis-3/7
Discussion/Background-3/15
Wiki done/ 3-15
Posters Finished-3/22
KMS Fair-3/29

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Data Table

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Data Analysis

All Raw Data

trial	Height
1	0.5625
2	3.4375
3	3.625
4	4.375
5	4.75
6	5.5
7	6.9375

Graph

Magnets Graph!

Photos

Results

It doesn't take a small number of magnets to float a magnets a tall height. It takes a big amount of magnets to float the magnet.

Conclusion

I hypothesized that it will take a small amount of magnets to float my singular magnet. I accept my hypothesis because it takes takes many magnets to float my magnet. my graph shows that

Discussion

Benefit to Community and/or Science

Background Research

References

Abstract

In this experiment i tried to prove that it takes more magnets to float a singular magnets duct taped around two sticks. While my experiment was running or should say floating, I ran into many problems. First I needed to find out what my dependent variable was, that kept me in class for 15 extra minutes. Then i ran onto the problem of how i would float my magnets. First i thought it would be floated in a bowl, then with a clamp stand now, i am know floating it with it being blocked by two sticks and two graduated cylinders. Know that i have faced that problem i was trouble free so all i had to do was finish my diagram, my analysis, and all my other unfinished work to finish my experiment.